Puri

Puri: The toll in firecrackers explosion during Chandan Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath in Odisha’s Puri touched eight on Saturday.Three persons had initially died while 30 were injured in the explosion in a firecracker stockpile during…
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Puri: Three more persons succumbed to burns, taking the toll in firecrackers explosion during Chandan Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath in Odisha’s Puri, to six, the Health Department informed on Friday. While the department had informed…
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Puri: At least three persons, including a minor boy, were killed and over 30 devotees critically injured after an explosion of firecrackers during ‘Chapa Khela’ of the sibling deities in Narendra pond as part of the Chandan Yatra in…
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Puri: Bada Danda (Grand Road) at Odisha’s Puri witnessed the “chaka dera anukula” ritual on the occasion of Bhaunri festival on Wednesday as part of preparations for annual Rath Yatra on July 7. The chaka dera anukula niti is conducted…
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Puri: A man allegedly killed his wife for having extra-marital affair with another man in Odisha’s Puri district. According to police sources, Debaraj Sahoo of Durgapur village under Gop police limits in the district used to have…
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Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer Arabinda Padhee has been given additional charge of Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Puri. The 1996-batch IAS officer was given the additional charge after the…
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Bhubaneswar: In an innovative way to encourage the voters to participate in the election process, the Hotel Association of Puri (HAP) has announced 20% discount in the eateries for the people of the constituency who would exercise their…
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Puri: National BJP spokesperson and party’s Puri Lok Sabha candidate Sambit Patra has announced 3-day “upvaas” (fasting) to atone for his ‘slip of tongue’, calling Lord Jagannath a devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In late night…
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Bhubaneswar: Coming under attack by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on missing keys of Ratna Bhandar of Jagannath temple in Puri, the BJD said the strong room would be opened during Rath Yatra this year. Speaking to media persons on…
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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha again on May 20 and hold a roadshow in Puri, state BJP vice-president Golak Mohapatra informed on Sunday. Modi will also address public gatherings in Cuttack and Angul, he added. …
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